INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes at the statutory rate	$ 47,449	$ 24,397	$ 56,366
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal tax effect	8,532	4,454	8,562
Foreign-derived intangible income	(3,192)	(2,878)	(3,056)
Research and development tax credits	(681)	(742)	(630)
Tax expense (benefit) related to stock-based compensation	713	(472)	(7,259)
Other	3,240	1,725	1,825
Total income tax expense	$ 56,061	$ 26,484	$ 55,808

Amount of reported income tax benefit from difference to expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying domestic federal statutory income tax rate to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations, attributable to foreign-derived intangible income (FDII).

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